HQ // 2017 – our Year in Review

Admittedly the 31st January is possibly a little late to be taking stock of the previous year… But 2018 for us got real, real fast and it’s taken till now for us to take a breath… Better later than never.

We MADE IT to our 2017 target of diverting 1 tonne of textiles from landfill

All the clothes and textiles that were donated to us have been put to creative re-use. Clothes past wearing were used in our workshops. Textiles were made available at £1/metre at our hugely popular Yard Sales or used in classes.
Anything left over was recycled.
Thanks to everyone who has donated to us and helped keep textiles in use for longer.
We always welcome donations, so if you have fabrics taking up space, please do get in touch 🙂

#McrRepairCafe was a great success, with 69% of items having been successfully fixed on the day

We taught a whopping 172 people new sewing skills at our HQ in Chorlton

We taught 80 sewing & upcycling workshops for organisations working with young people and vulnerable adults in Manchester

We supported 4 brilliant campaigns helping to push for a more socially just and ecologically sustainable fashion industry
One of these was the Six Items Challenge – a sponsored ‘fashion fast’ to raise money for Labour Behind the Label. We’re just about to embark on our 2018 challenge – sponsor us here!

Twitter

Such an inspiring week #WOVSummitFest 🎉
@BoothCentre & @TheEdgeMcr AMAZING play You Can’t Take That Away from Me on Fri. Then on Sat, @BoothCentre Arts Open Day – great to see sewing group’s works on display & catch #MovingPanorama performance with @arthurandmartha & @quietloner